Healthy Eating
________ provide information you can use to make informed choices about foods and drinks at the grocery store and at home
Food labels
Give 2 examples of highly processed foods.
Sugary drinks, chocolate, candies, ice cream, bakery products, buns, cakes, fast foods, processed meats
Make ______ your drink of choice.
Water
________ provides information on serving size, calories, certain nutrients.
Nutrition facts table
True/False: Cooking and preparing food can support healthy eating habits.
True: Rely less on highly processed foods, control the amount of sauces and seasonings and choosing healthy ingredients.
True/False: According to the Canada Food Guide, a plate should have 1/2 fruits and vegetables, 1/4 proteins and 1/4 whole grain foods.
True
Eat plenty of ________ and ______, whole grain foods and protein foods.
Fruits and Vegetables
Name three things found on a nutrition facts table?
Serving size, calories, sodium, carbohydrates, fats, sugar, vitamins, cholesterol or list of ingredients.
True or False: Eating quickly can prevent you from knowing when you are full.
True: Eating while distracted or doing other things, such as watching TV, can increase how much you eat and drink. When distracted, people may eat larger portions or lose track of how much they have already eaten. This can lead to eating more than you need.
True or False: Limit highly processed foods. If you choose these foods, eat them less often and in small amounts.
True
True or False: It is the law that packaged food must be labelled with a nutrition facts table.
True
What are the benefits when you are being mindful of your eating habits?
Make healthier choices more often, make positive changes to routine eating behaviours, be more conscious of the food you eat and your eating habits, create a sense of awareness around your every day eating decisions
Name 3 diseases healthy eating helps prevent.
Obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or osteoporosis.
Choosing foods that contain mostly healthy fats instead of foods that contain mostly saturated fat can help lower your risk of heart disease. What are examples of foods containing healthy fats?
nuts, seeds, avocado, vegetable oils
True or False: Ingredients are listed in order of weight, beginning with the ingredient that weighs the most and ending with the ingredient that weighs the least.
True: This means that a food contains more of the ingredients found at the beginning of the list, and less of the ingredients at the end of the list.
What can influence when you feel hungry and when you feel full?
Your body signals, the sight, smell and availability of food as well as your emotional state/mood (i.e. stress, fatigue, boredom).